Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Holdings Reduced by Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 17.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 26,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,613 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,317,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $95.32 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.74 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.36 and a 1 year high of $97.37. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $93.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $91.54.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Profile

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.